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10 year anniversary of the end of the war between Israel and Hezbollah

by Tony Badran This month marks the 10-year anniversary of the end of the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006. The strategic changes…

Tony Badran 05 August , 2016
Politics

Hezbollah’s Achilles Heel

By Hanin Ghaddar * By definition, an Achilles heel is a weakness in spite of overall strength, which can actually or potentially lead to downfall…

Hanin Ghaddar 05 August , 2016
Michelle Obama Pfstan out of the White House
Politics

Michelle Obama Pfstan out of the White House

eng.aligator 03 August , 2016
Restoring the Allure of the Movie Theater
Culture & Social Affairs

Restoring the Allure of the Movie Theater

[caption id="attachment_55252577" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] TAIYANG, CHINA - JANUARY 07: (CHINA OUT) The Audience watch the 3D film 'Avatar'…

Majalla 01 January , 2016
Aleppo’s Real-Life Soap Opera
Politics

Aleppo’s Real-Life Soap Opera

As the Syrian conflict drags into its fourth year it is disappearing from the world’s television screens. New crises in Gaza, Ukraine and Libya…

Hannah Lucinda Smith 06 August , 2014
Rouhani Goes to College
Politics

Rouhani Goes to College

[caption id="attachment_55251047" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Iranian students listen to the lecture of a professor in the campus of Tehran…

Reza H. Akbari 29 July , 2014
Stakes Rising in Israel
Politics

Stakes Rising in Israel

[caption id="attachment_55250607" align="alignnone" width="620"] A picture taken from the Israeli side shows an Israeli army Merkava tank positionned…

Jonathan Cook 28 July , 2014
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Libya?
Politics

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Libya?

[caption id="attachment_55250601" align="alignnone" width="620"] Smoke billows from an area near Tripoli's international airport as fighting between…

Tasbeeh Herwees 27 July , 2014
The Perils of Jordan’s Informal Sector
Business & Economy

The Perils of Jordan’s Informal Sector

[caption id="attachment_55250597" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Syrian refugee takes Syrian currency from the customers at his shop at the Za…

José Ciro Martínez 27 July , 2014
Recriminations in Sana'a
Politics

Recriminations in Sana'a

[caption id="attachment_55250581" align="alignnone" width="620"] Yemeni mourners and security forces stand next to a pick-up truck carrying the body…

Nasser Arrabyee 25 July , 2014
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The tiny waterway that put the global economy into a chokehold

18 April 2026

Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players

Steve Hewitt
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Glimpses of Bush's Iraq debacle appear in Trump's Iran war

15 April 2026

The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.

Robert Ford
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The US plan to turn Syria into an oil transit hub

16 April 2026

Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.

Al Majalla - London
An Iranian woman flashes the V-sign as she takes part in a rally to pay tribute to women killed during war, in Tehran on 17 April 2026. AFP
Politics

Has Iran's ideology actually hardened?

16 April 2026

The change in tone and presentation of policy isn't a fundamental redirection, but rather the consolidation of a system under pressure

Alex Vatanka
Egyptian director Daoud Abdel Sayed holds two awards during the opening ceremony of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, late on 14 September 2010. AMR AHMAD / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Daoud Abdel Sayed and the cinema of quiet rebellion

16 April 2026

Throughout his career, the renowned Egyptian film director challenged authority, rejected easy answers, and remained rooted in lived experience

Hazem Massoud

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